According to multiple sources with direct knowledge of the situation, Troy Tulowitzki will not be traded to the Mets. This report comes from Troy Renck of the Denver Post.
Several Rockies beat writers including Tom Harding from MLB.com say there’s absolutely no truth to Friday’s rumors that the Mets were discussing a deal for Troy Tulowitzki.
“Two sources with knowledge of the situation insisted to MLB.com that the teams are not in any active discussions as Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reported this weekend.
Heyman said that the two reams are quietly engaged in a possible deal for the All Star shortstop, but another source told MLB.com that the teams are not discussing any players.
Harding says Colorado’s top priority is obtaining starting pitching and that during the Winter Meetings the only discussion they had with the Mets was regarding Dillon Gee. Those discussions never went beyond a preliminary stage.
Six different Mets beat writers checked in with their own Mets sources and all of them reported that there have been no discussions between the Mets and Rockies since the Winter Meetings – and that there is no active dialog as some sites were reporting.
However, while huge hurdles keep the Mets and Rockies from completing any deal, Jon Heyman still insists the two teams make for the best match although he too now admits that nothing is active.
Heyman also adds that while the Rockies were at one point asking the Mets for both Noah Syndergaard and Zack Wheeler, that may no longer be the case.
The New York Daily News called the possibility of a Tulowitzki trade “highly unlikely,” based on information from two Mets sources who say the contract is far too big of a hurdle.
December 19
“The Mets and Rockies have been quietly discussing a potential Troy Tulowitzki blockbuster for weeks, writes Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. “Though it isn’t known yet whether New York will have a decent chance to complete such a deal.”
Mets pitching prospect Noah Syndergaard is said to be the centerpiece of the discussions that also includes a package of other young prospects.
“There’s said to have been a bit of progress in talks with the Mets over the winter, but people with knowledge of the discussions suggest there’s still a long way to go and that the financial part of such a major transaction isn’t close to being settled, irrespective of whether a player package can be agreed upon.”
Kenny Rosenthal said team source told him the Rockies have no interested in Mets shortstops Ruben Tejada or Wilmer Flores, and puts the chances of any deal at less than 10 percent.
I just can’t believe there’s any legitimacy to any possibility the Mets deal Syndergaard, Dilson Herrera or Michael Conforto, plus Kevin Plawecki and maybe more, essentially wiping out five years of rebuilding the minors.
I’d love to see Tulo at shortstop for the Mets, but I don’t see them overcoming the $118 million remaining on his contract, ignoring any health risks, and tearing down Rome to do it.
Trading for Tulo is not something I see Sandy Alderson doing, as he is one of the most risk-averse general managers in baseball.
To me, this smells like the Wilpons trying to create a diversion on the day that bidding ends for Jung-Ho Kang who I don’t believe the Mets have any intention of bidding on.
